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Cash-strapped Venezuela to sell PetroCaribe debt?

CARACAS, Venezuela, December 5, 2014 — Venezuela is considering raising money for its cash-strapped economy by by selling part…

December 5, 2014
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Caribbean Airlines to stand trial for breaching IDT Act

KINGSTON, Jamaica December 5, 2014 - A former Vice President and legal officer at Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Attorney-at-law…

December 5, 2014
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Tourism Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), makes a point to Minister of Finance aDr. Peter Phillips (2nd left), as they view plans for the expansion of the Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny. Others (from left) are: Hotel Manager at Royalton White Sands, Alex Arias; Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO), Devon Hickey; Sales Director at the resort, Kerry-Ann Casserly; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Clyde Harrison.

Hotel projects to provide jobs and expand the industry

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Wykeham NcNeill; and Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, are hailing the…

December 2, 2014
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Scotia Bank Trinidad and Tobago managing director Anya Schnoor

Scotiabank T&T records $560m net income

Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Ltd yesterday reported net income of $560 million for the year ended October 31,…

November 29, 2014
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Jamaica’s Economy to continue growth for 2014/15

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 28, 2014 - Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock,…

November 28, 2014
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Jamaica seeking alternative means to pay for oil from Venezuela

KINGSTON, Jamaica Nov. 29, 2014 - The Government of Jamaica is pursuing a number of alternative methods of…

November 28, 2014
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OPEC agreed to reduce overproduction says Venezuelan Foreign Minister

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov 28 - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez says that at the OPEC meeting held Thursday…

November 27, 2014
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Coffee Board seizes fake Blue Mountain Coffee

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Coffee Industry Board (CIB) says following raids on commercial enterprises, it has found two…

November 28, 2014
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Acting Director of the Legal Services Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Camille Bennett-Campbell (left), speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday, November 26, on the rights of workers under the Flexible Work Legislation. Beside her is Director of the Pay and Conditions of Employment Branch of the Ministry, Faylene Foster.

Workers need not fear discrimination under Flexi Work law

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is assuring workers that they have no reason to fear…

November 27, 2014
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Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Peter Phillips

Shaw just does not understand says Peter Phillips

KINGSTON, November 24, 2014 - Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips says statements by Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Audey…

November 24, 2014
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Digicel wants TATT to withstand ‘severe pressure’from CWC

Digicel wants Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) to resist what the mobile service provider says is…

November 22, 2014
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